*melanin: the pigment produced by your skin that gives it a tanned colour. 2. Take your time, and build your tan up slowly. Everyone reacts differently to the sun, but here are some guidelines to get you started: If tanning in the sun, start with only 15-20 minutes in the sun on your first session. In your following tanning sessions only increase your time by 5-10 minute increments, and monitor your skin regularly to make sure you arenât starting to go red and burn. If tanning on a sunbed, start with 2-3 minutes.
Over 2,000 years, many imperial dynasties and kingdoms built, rebuilt, and extended walls many times that subsequently eroded. The latest imperial construction was performed by the Ming Dynasty (1368â1644), and the length was then over 6,000 kilometers (3,700 miles). This is the wall often referred to when we talk about the Great Wall.
The Great Wall of China was built over a period of about 17 centuries, between approximately 220 BC to the 17th century AD. The most well-known section of the Great Wall, located 43 miles northwest of Beijing, was built between the 14th and 17th centuries AD. The Great Wall is known, in China, as the Long Wall of Ten Thousand Li..